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Names of four men killed in horror forestry road crash released

July 31, 2019

Bay of Plenty District road policing manager inspector Brent Crowe talked to media outside the cordon. (Source: Other)

The names of the four people killed in a horror crash between a van and logging truck in a Bay of Plenty forestry area have been released.

They were 22-year-old Storm Lacy, 35-year-old Steven Pari, 25-year-old Te Tahi Brass and 37-year-old Johston Ahuriri, all from Murupara.

The incident took place along a private forestry road in the Kaingaroa Forest on Monday.

The van and fully-laden logging truck collided head-on.

A fifth person was hospitalised, while the truck driver was shaken but unharmed.

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